Bass drum and cymbal attachment.



PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

J. P. STANTON. BASS DRUM AND OY'MBAL ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1904.

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BASS DRUM AND CYMBAL ATTACHMENT.

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Patented November 8, 1904.

JOHN PIERCE STANTON, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BASS DRUM AND CYIVIBAL ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,539, dated November8, 1904.

Application filed April 14, 190A.

To (0% whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JO N PIERCE STANTON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of San Francisco, in the county of San Fran cisco andState of California, have invented a new and Improved Bass Drum andCymbal Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved bass drumand cymbal attachment whereby the bass drum and the cymbal can be beatenseparately or simultaneously by a pedal action controlled by the foot ofthe musician.

The invention consists in novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying'drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

' Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe improvement as applied, part of thebass drum being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional planview of the improvement on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectionalside elevation of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is asimilar view of the same on the lines 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a rearsectional side elevation of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig.6 is a front elevation of the felted stop-arm employed for preventliongthe cymbal-striker from striking the cym- The bass drum A is adapted tobe sounded by the usual bass-drum beater B, controlled from a main pedalG, carrying the ordinary cymbal-beater D for'sounding the cymbal E,supported on the bass drum A. When the main pedal C is pressed, bothbeaters B and and D are simultaneously actuated to sound the bass drum Aand the cymbal E simultaneously in the usual manner.

In order to prevent the ordinary cymbalbeater D from sounding the cymbalE at the time it is only desired to sound the bass drum A, a feltedstop-arm F is swung into the path of the free end of the ordinarycymbal-beater- Serial No. 203,126. (No model.)

\ D in front of and close to the cymbal E, so

that when the main pedal C is pressed, as above mentioned, then theordinary cymbalbeater D instead of striking the cymbal E strikes thefelted stop-arm F, and hence the cymbal is not sounded, while the bassdrum, however, is sounded by its beater B. The felted stop-arm F isfulcrumed at F on a post G, adjustably secured at its lower end in abracket G, attached to the base H, carrying the pedal arrangement andthe beaters, the said post G being secured in place in the bracket G bya set-screw G after the post is adjusted to bring the felted stop-arm Fin proper relation relative to the cymbal E and its beater D. The feltedstop-arm F is pivotally connected, by a link F, with a slide F ,mountedto move vertically on a suitable guideway G formed on the upper end ofthe post G, and the said slide F is pressed on by a spring'F* to holdthe slide normally in a lowermost position, as illustrated in Figs. 1and 6, to hold the felted stop-arm F in an inactive position-that is,out of the path of the freeend of the ordinary cymbal-beater D. Theslide F is pivotally connected with an arm F attached to the for-' wardend of a pedal F, fulcrumed loosely on a transverse pivot H, carried onthe base H and also forming the fulcrum for the main pedal C. When thepedal F is pressed by the musician, then the rod F imparts an upwardsliding motion to the slide F against the tension of the spring F3, andas the slide F moves upward it imparts a swinging motion by the link Fto the felted stop-arm F to swing the same downward into an activeposition in front of the cymbal E and in the path of the free end of theordinary cymbalbeater D, now actuated with the bass-drum beater B by themusician pressing the main pedal 0 at the time the pedal F is pressed.It is evident that the bass-drum beater B sounds the bass drum A, whilethe ordinary cymbal-beater D, moving with the said bassdrum beater B,strikes the stop Fandis consequently prevented from sounding the cymbalE.

In order to sound the cymbal E without sounding the bass drum A anauxiliary cymbal-beater J is provided, having its heel J fulcrumed on apivot H carried by the base H and also forming the pivot for the heel Bof the bass-drum beater B. An auxiliary pedal J 'fulcrumed on thepivot-pin H', serves to actuate the auxiliary cymbal-beater J, normallyheld in the inactive position shown in Fig. l by a spring J attached tothe base H and pressing the heel J. (See Figs. 1 and 3.) A spring Bsimilar to the spring J 3 and likewise attached to the base H, serves tohold the bass-drum beater B and its pedal C in a normal inactiveposition, as indicated in Fig. 4. By pressing the pedal J a swingingmotion is given to the auxiliary cymbal-beater J for the latter to soundthe cymbal E; but in order to prevent sounding of the bass drum A at thetime the pedals O and J are pressed the following arrangement isprovided: The forward end of the pedal J is pivotally connected with oneend of a lever K, fulcrumed on the pivot H and provided with an angularslot K, engaging a pin L, projecting from one side of a stop L,fulcrumed at L on the base H, as illustrated in the drawings. A spring Lpresses the stop L, so as to normally hold the same in an outermostposition, and the top edge of the said stop is adapted to move in thepath of a shoulder B, formed on the heel B of the bass-drum beater B.Now when the pedal J is pressed a rocking motion is given to the leverK, whereby the stop L is swung into the path of the shoulder B, and incase the musician presses the main pedal C down with the pedal J as heis very apt to do in playing quick music, then the said shoulder B comesin contact with the stop L, and the bass-drum beater B and itscymbal-beater D are prevented from making their full strokes, andconsequently the bass drum A is not sounded by the beater B, and thecymbal is not sounded by its ordinary beater D, but the said cymbal E issounded by the auxiliary beater J.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the pedals F and J arelocated on opposite sides of the main pedal C, so that the musician,having the foot on the main pedal C, can readily return the foot, so asto bring its heel either onto the pedal F or the pedal J to press bothpedals C and F down together on the pedals C and J for the purpose abovedescribed.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A bass drum and cymbal provided with a drum-beater,a cymbal-beater carried thereby, and an arm, under the control of theoperator and adapted to move into the path of the cymbal-beater, toprevent the latter from sounding the cymbal at the time the bass drum issounded by the drum-beater and the cymbal-beater carried thereby.

2. A bass drum and cymbal provided with a combined drum and cymbalbeater, an actuating-pedal for the same, an auxiliary cymbal beaterindependent of the bass drum beater and the ordinary cymbal-beater, anda pedal for operating the independent cymbalbeater, said latter pedalbeing disposed alongside said former pedal and in close proximitythereto.

3. A bass drum and cymbal provided with an ordinary drum and cymbalbeater, an auxiliary cymbal-beater independent of the bassdrum beaterand the ordinary cymbal-beater, and a stop controlled by the auxiliarycymbalbeater and adapted to be moved into the path of the bass-drumbeater and ordinary cymbalbeater, to prevent the same from sounding thebass drum and cymbal.

4. In a bass drum and cymbal, the combination with the drum and cymbalbeaters and the main pedal for actuating the same, of an auxiliarypedal, and a felted stop-arm connected with and controlled from the saidauxiliary pedal, to swing into the path of the said cymbal-beater at thetime the main pedal is actuated together with the auxiliary pedal.

5. In a bass drum and cymbal, the combination with the drum and cymbalbeater and the main pedal for actuating the same, of an auxiliary pedal,and a felted stop-arm connected with and controlled from the saidauxiliary pedal, to swing into the path of the said cymbal-beater at thetime the main pedal is actuated together with the auxiliary pedal, theconnection between the said stop-arm and the auxiliary pedal comprisinga spring-pressed slide connected with the auxiliary pedal and a linkconnecting the slide with the pivoted felted stop-arm.

6. A bass drum and cymbal provided with an ordinary drum and cymbalbeater, an auxiliary cymbal-beater, a pedal for actuating the saidauxiliary cymbal-beater, and a stop con trolled by the said auxiliarypedal, to limit the movement of the bass-drum beater and the ordinarycymbal-striker.

7. A bass drum and cymbal provided with an ordinary drum and cymbalbeater, said beater having a heel with a shoulder, an auxiliarycymbal-beater, a pedal for actuating the said auxiliary cymbal-beater,and a stop controlled by the said auxiliary pedal, to limit the movementof the bass-d rum beater and the ordinary cymbal-striker, the said stopbeing adapted to be engaged by the shoulder on the heel of the bass-drumbeater.

8. .A device of the character described comprising a drum and cymbalbeater, a pedal for actuating the same, an auxiliary pedal at one sideof the first-named pedal, a padded stoparm controlled by said auxiliarypedal, to swing into the path of the said cymbal-beater at the time thefirst-named pedal is actuated together with the auxiliary pedal, and anindependent cymbal-beater having an operating-pedal at the other side ofthe first-named pedal, and a stop controlled by said last-named to thisspecification in the presence of two subpedal to stop the strokeof thedrum-beater scribing Witnesses. when the same is operated simultaneouslywith the independent cymbal-beater, said JOHN PIERLE bTANTON' pedals alllying in close proximity to each Witnesses: other. RICHARD RITSGHER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my name CARL C. SCHULTZ.

